Social groups, communities and identities

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It takes more than historical facts to help readers connect to a part of history that is so diabolical and devastating.

Choosing to have children is a private decision with global consequences.

Bio-Politicizing Cary Grant explicates the ethnic, racial and sexual ambiguity of Cary Grant’s star persona as both an inculcation of (and resistance to) biopolitical imperatives in fifties-era “America”.

A boy writes home during WWII, revealing his own fascinating story, full of zest for life, information and humour.

Pornography feminists unshackle their desires and celebrate their sexuality in the patriarchal world of filmed sex.

A controversial and radical study of the Bible portraying it as a political rather than religious book.

Understanding how Kate Middleton can be conceived in the current geopolitical situation

The little boy did not cry or speak.

WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH (FEBRUARY 2026) Beguiling and elegiac Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist A gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire Observer Completely enthralling Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb An extraordinary sense of place and time, written by an exciting new voice Radio Times (Best Books 2025)____1915, the Cabrach.

A magisterial history, ranging from antiquity to the present, that reveals anti-Judaism to be a mode of thought deeply embedded in the Western tradition.

Discover 50 cocktails inspired by famous artists, their art and their favourite tipples.

Everbody has their own squad, a group of friends who you can rely on.

Olympe de Gouges was the most important fighter for women's rights you've never heard of.

**** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ****'Fascinating and illuminating, this book tempers the justifiable rage with sharp and funny pinpricks to the pompous.

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Full of anecdotes and amusing stories, but the Church is still a dangerous place for a gay priest.

Why secular society cannot solve its biggest problems.

This short book is partly an attack on the apparent abdication of any systematic political thought on the part of today''s positive, up-beat feminists.

Enduring stigmatisation now illegal in secular society, gay clergy explain their motivation for remaining within the hypocritical Church of England.

A poignant tale of the wild west, and the hardships faced on the 'trail of tears' by the suffering Cherokee.

Without Madame Blavatsky the New Age would not exist.

Sweetening The Pill questions the truth of all that we have come to believe about the birth control pill and asks whether, under the cover of liberation, hormonal contraceptives have oppressed women.

The woman for others at the heart of Agatha Christie's classic mystery series.

A compelling and inspiring tale of one man's journey from Alpha Boy to Alpha Wolf.

A lovestory in fragments, told in the margins of a new philosophy of 21st Century sexuality.

After Pornified: where female pornmakers lead the way, empowering women to claim their bodies and sex against a pornified culture.

A spiritual memoir about loving and parenting a disabled child amidst grief, financial difficulty, and marital discord.

The first book to tell the untold story of the male pioneers and fellow-travellers of womens lib.

How to live a spiritual life in the real world; no loincloth required!

Claude Cahun is the most important artist you've never heard of - until now.

To some, the notion of mixing religious groups and community organizing may seem a pleasing prospect, an idea long overdue.

This book seeks meaning and reasons for the existence of the city.

The Second World War was not the 'Good War' of legend.

The Knights Templar are one of the most secretive and powerful religious orders in history: for over two centuries they were the elite fighting force of the Crusades.

It was a defining moment, the first time ';Jihadi John' appeared.

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world.

Whether exploring the thorny issues of wives' sexual duties, divorce, homosexuality, or sex outside marriage, discussions of sexual ethics and Islam often spark heated conflict rather than reasoned argument.

Discover how forensic scientists are changing how we solve crime REVISED UPDATED EDITION The most remarkable weapon in the fight against crime, forensic science turns bullet trajectories, bodily fluids, and the very structure of our DNA into damning witnesses of our every act.

Thoughtful and challenging, this book argues for a reassessment of the role historically played by Islam in Africa, and offers new hope for in creased mutual understanding between African people of different faiths.